A DELAND FATHER GETS A HUGE SURPRISE THIS AFTERNOON. ONE THAT BROUGHT HE AND HIS CLASSMATES TO TEARS. HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO HEAR FROM A GUEST LECTURER BIT WAS HIS DAUGHTER WHO JUST RETURNED FROM AFGHANISTAN. WESH 2'S MATT GRANT HAS THE EMOTIONAL REUNION ALL NEW AT SIX. HOLY [ BLEEP ]! [ LAUGHTER ] SOMETIMES THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN WORDS ARE NOT NEEDED. [ APPLAUSE ] THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS. A LONG TIME. 52-YEAR-OLD BILL HOLMAN WHO IS STUDYING TO BECOME A NURSE HASN'T SEEN HIS DAUGHTER HEATHER IN ALMOST A YEAR. HASN'T HEARD HER VOICE OR SEEN HER FACE SINCE SHE LEFT FOR AFGHANISTAN ON A NINE-MONTH DEPLOYMENT. SHE WASN'T SUPPOSE TO BE HOME UNTIL END OF THE MONTH. IT FEELS GREAT. I MISSED HIM A LOT. THE DELAND CAMPUS OF DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE ARRANGED FOR HEATHER TO SURPRISE HER FATHER IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS. HOLMAN THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE HEARING FROM A GUEST LECTURER LEARNING HOW THE HEART OPERATES. A SUBJECT HE HAS COVERED. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR HER FOR A LONG TIME. JUST A TOTAL SHOCK. DIFFICULT BEING AWAY FROM FAMILY, BUT THE SATISFACTION OF BEING ABLE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE IS PLENTY. I LOVE IT. HEATHER, A COMBAT MEDIC, HAS BEEN IN THE MILITARY JUST OVER TWO YEARS. SHE PLANS TO MAKE THIS A 20 YEAR CAREER. VERY PROUD OF HER. IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT SHE'S DONE WITH HER LIFE. AN AMAZING SURPRISE FOR A FATHER WHO CONSTANTLY CHECKS FACEBOOK LOOKING FOR UPDATES FROM HIS DAUGHTER STATIONED HALF A WORLD AWAY NOW BACK HOME. AND WHILE WORDS AREN'T NEEDED, THERE WERE NO BETTER ONES TO SUM UP THIS REUNION. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. I MEAN, AT FIRST I COULDN'T TALK SO I JUST KIND OF STAYED QUIET. THEN AFTER I CALMED DOWN I JUST SAID I LOVE YOU. THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO SAY. I LOVE YOU MEANS IT ALL. HEATHER WILL BE HOME FOR 18 DAYS THEN HEADED TO NEW YORK.